{"id":5348,"date":"2025-11-06T11:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swazidailynews.com\/?p=5348"},"modified":"2025-11-06T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:42:03","slug":"relief-at-the-pumps-for-eswatini-motorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/5348\/business\/relief-at-the-pumps-for-eswatini-motorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Relief at the pumps for Eswatini motorists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Delisa Magagula<br \/><br \/>The Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy has announced a reduction of E0.45 per litre on all fuel products, bringing long-awaited relief to motorists and households across Eswatini.<br \/><br \/>In a statement issued on Wednesday, Principal Secretary Lindiwe Mbing\u00f3 confirmed that the new prices will take effect at midnight on Thursday, November 6, 2025 (effective Friday, November 7). <br \/><br \/>The price of Unleaded Petrol (ULP95) will decrease from E20.60 to E20.15 per litre, Diesel (50ppm) will fall from E21.00 to E20.55 per litre, while Illuminating Paraffin drops from E15.35 to E14.90 per litre.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe lower crude oil price coupled with the stronger Lilangeni had a positive impact on local fuel prices. We encourage the public to use fuel efficiently as the international oil markets and the Lilangeni\/Dollar exchange rate remains highly volatile,\u201d said Mbingo. <br \/><br \/>According to the Ministry, the decrease follows a slight dip in the global price of Brent crude oil, which averaged US$64 per barrel in October, compared to US$67 per barrel in September. <br \/><br \/>Meanwhile, Lilangeni also appreciated, trading at an average of E17.29 to the US dollar, stronger than the E17.52 recorded the previous month. The last fuel price change was recorded in September 2024, when petrol fell by E1.00 per litre, offering brief relief after several increases earlier in the year.<br \/><br \/>Across the country, motorists expressed cautious optimism about the latest price cut.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIt\u2019s not much, but any drop is good news,\u201d said Nokuthula Simelane, who drives daily from Ezulwini to Mbabane. <br \/><br \/>\u201cWe\u2019ve been stretched thin by these fuel hikes. This means I can finally breathe a little,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5355\" style=\"width: 1279px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5355\" src=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PAGE-6-Petrol-prices-in-Eswatini-are-set-to-decrease-by-0.45-cents-on-Thursday-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1279\" height=\"806\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Petrol prices in Eswatini are set to decrease by 0.45 cents on Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For ride-hailing driver Sabelo Dlamini, the relief is more practical than emotional.<br \/><br \/>\u201cA 45-cent drop won\u2019t change my business model, but it helps with daily margins. I hope it doesn\u2019t go up again next month,\u201d he said.<br \/><br \/>Others, like rural driver Banele Magagula, were more restrained.<br \/><br \/>\u201cWe buy fuel from far stations and prices vary by town. The drop won\u2019t be felt evenly,\u201d he noted.<br \/><br \/>Commuters, too, are watching how public transport will respond. \u201cIf kombis keep the fares the same, we\u2019ll actually feel the difference,\u201d said student Thandeka Gama.<br \/><br \/>In the kombi sector, reactions were mixed. Some welcomed the drop, while others said it came too late to ease operational pressures.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThis helps us for now,\u201d said Mbabane kombi. Diesel prices have been eating into our profits, so even 45 cents makes a difference,\u201d said owner, Phesheya Mdluli.<br \/><br \/>However, Manzini&#8217;s conductor, Musa Dlamini, was sceptical. He said fuel goes down today, and next month it jumps again. <br \/><br \/>\u201cWe cannot keep changing fares. We just absorb the cost,\u201d he said.<br \/><br \/>Another kombi owner, Sifiso Magagula, added that while the decrease offers relief, it won\u2019t offset other costs. <br \/><br \/>\u201cTyres, servicing, and licenses keep going up. We\u2019re surviving on thin margins,\u201d said Magagula.<br \/><br \/>Meanwhile, Economists say the fuel price reduction will offer short-term relief but warned that it may not last if the global market shifts.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThis decrease is positive, but we must remember Eswatini imports all its petroleum products,\u201d said economist Dr Ncamiso Simelane.<br \/><br \/>Energy analyst Zanele Nxumalo added that while the adjustment may slightly ease inflationary pressure, the broader cost of living will remain high. <br \/><br \/>\u201cFuel cuts often take time to filter into prices of goods and transport fares,\u201d she said. Internationally, crude oil prices have been fluctuating due to geopolitical tensions, production cuts by major oil producers, and slow demand recovery in key economies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"5324\"  data-title=\"\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><\/strong> <br \/><br \/>Locally, fuel price adjustments have become frequent as Eswatini\u2019s economy remains sensitive to changes in global energy markets and exchange rate movements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Delisa Magagula The Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy has announced a reduction of E0.45 per litre&hellip;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,23,24,25],"tags":[46,55,73,82,58],"class_list":["post-5348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","category-finance","category-future","category-national","tag-africa","tag-business","tag-eswatini","tag-finance","tag-national","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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